Wrede
The Wrede family is the name two different noble families, the German princely one, originating in Bavaria and a more ancient one, Finnish-Swede von Wrede family of German descent, originating in Westphalia, whose members held the title of Baron and Count.[1][2]
Surname
[edit]Wrede is also a German surname.
Notable people
[edit]- Carolus Wrede (1860–1927), Finnish industrialist
- Caspar Wrede (1929–1998), Finnish film director
- Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå (1641–1712), Swedish baron and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden
- Fritz Wrede (1868−1945), German fairground barrel and organ builder, inventor
- Gustaf Wrede (1889–1958), Finnish engineer and businessman
- Gerda Wrede (1896–1967), Finnish actor and speech therapist
- Karl Philipp von Wrede (1767–1838), Bavarian field-marshal
- Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (born 1963), German game designer, creator of the board game Carcassonne
- Mathilda Wrede (1864–1928), Finnish baroness and philanthropist
- Patricia Wrede (born 1953), American fantasy writer
- Theodor Freiherr von Wrede (1888–1973), German general in the Wehrmacht
- William Wrede (1859–1906), German theologian
Places
[edit]- Wrede Range, a mountain range in Canada
- Wrede School, Gillespie County, Texas
References
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